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1) (to extinguish the flame of (a candle etc): He snuffed out the candle by squeezing the wick between his thumb and forefinger.) moucher2) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) étouffer -
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snuff [snʌf]► snuff it (inf!) intransitive verb[+ candle] moucher ; [+ interest, enthusiasm, sb's life] mettre fin à* * *[snʌf] 1.noun tabac m à priser2.transitive verb ( put out) moucher [candle]Phrasal Verbs:••to snuff it — (colloq) casser sa pipe (colloq)
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snuff [snʌf]1 nountabac m à priser;∎ to take snuff priser;∎ a pinch of snuff une prise (de tabac);∎ familiar old-fashioned to be up to snuff (in good health) être en forme□ ; (of sufficient quality) être à la hauteur□(sniff) priser∎ to snuff it (die) calancher, passer l'arme à gauche►► familiar snuff movie = film pornographique au cours duquel un participant est réellement assassiné(candle) éteindre, moucher; figurative (hope) ôter, supprimer; (rebellion) étouffer; (enthusiasm) briser -
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sniff [snɪf](a) (from cold, crying etc) renifler(b) (disdainfully) faire la grimace ou la moue(a) (smell → food, soap) renifler, sentir l'odeur de; (→ rose, perfume) humer, sentir l'odeur de; (of dog) renifler, flairer(b) (inhale → air) humer, respirer; (→ smelling salts) respirer; (→ cocaine) sniffer, priser; (→ snuff) priser; (→ glue) respirer, sniffer(c) (say disdainfully) dire d'un air méprisant ou dédaigneux;∎ "it's not my cup", she sniffed "ce n'est pas ma tasse", fit-elle d'un air méprisant3 noun(gen) reniflement m;∎ to give a sniff renifler; (scornfully) faire la grimace ou la moue;∎ "I've no idea", she said with a scornful sniff "je n'en ai aucune idée", dit-elle d'un air dédaigneux;∎ to have or to take a sniff of sth renifler ou flairer qch;∎ take a sniff of this meat/this perfume renifle-moi cette viande/ce parfum;∎ familiar one sniff of that stuff is enough to knock you out une bouffée de ce truc et tu tombes raide;∎ figurative I didn't even get a sniff of a cup of coffee ils ne m'ont même pas offert une tasse de café(b) figurative faire la grimace ou la moue devant;∎ to sniff at an idea/a une suggestion faire la grimace devant une idée/suggestion;∎ their offer is not to be sniffed at leur offre n'est pas à dédaigner(of dog) découvrir en reniflant ou en flairant; (of person → criminal) découvrir, dépister; (→ secret) découvrir -
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pinch [pɪnt∫]1. nounb. ( = small amount) pincée f• you have to take his stories with a pinch of salt il ne faut pas prendre ce qu'il raconte au pied de la lettrea. ( = squeeze) pincer ; [shoes] serrer[shoe] être trop étroit4. compounds* * *[pɪntʃ] 1.1) pincement m2) (of salt, spice) pincée f; ( of snuff) prise f2.transitive verb1) pincer2) [shoe] serrer4) ( remove)3.to pinch out ou off — enlever [bud, tip]
intransitive verb [shoe] serrer••at GB ou on US a pinch — à la rigueur
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A nB vtr1 ( with fingers) pincer ; to pinch sb's arm/bottom, to pinch sb on the arm/bottom pincer le bras/les fesses de qn ;2 [shoe] serrer [foot] ;3 ○ ( steal) faucher ○ (from à) ;4 [crab] pincer ;6 ○ US ( arrest) pincer ○.C vi [shoe] serrer.at GB ou on US a pinch à la rigueur ; to feel the pinch avoir de la peine à joindre les deux bouts ; to pinch and scrape rogner sur tout. -
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pinch [pɪntʃ]∎ she pinched her hand in the gate elle s'est pincé la main dans la barrière;∎ he pinched her cheek il lui a pincé la joue;∎ I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming je me suis pincé pour voir si je ne rêvais pas;∎ these new shoes pinch my feet ces chaussures neuves me font mal aux pieds∎ to pinch sth from sb piquer qch à qn;∎ I had my stereo pinched on m'a piqué ma chaîne stéréo;∎ who's pinched my pen? qui est-ce qui m'a piqué mon stylo?∎ they got pinched for shoplifting ils se sont fait pincer pour vol à l'étalage(d) Horticulture pincer∎ figurative that's where the shoe pinches c'est là que le bât blesse∎ to pinch and scrape économiser sur tout, regarder (de près) à la dépense3 noun∎ if it comes to the pinch s'il le faut vraiment, en cas de nécessité absolue;∎ we're beginning to feel the pinch nous commençons à devoir nous priver(b) (of salt, snuff) pincée fà la rigueurHorticulture pincer
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